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Environmentalists turn up heat on Canada after Kyoto exit
13/12/2011 - Environment

Environmentalists turn up heat on Canada after Kyoto exit

Canada became the first nation to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol this week. Their decision to pull out of the much heralded 1997 global treaty designed to tackle global warming has dismayed but not surprised environmental groups.
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Canada to withdraw from Kyoto Protocol
13/12/2011 - ENVIRONMENT

Canada to withdraw from Kyoto Protocol

Canada said Monday that it will withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, becoming the first country to do so. Prime Minister Stephen Harper (pictured) said his country would owe some $13.6 billion in penalties under the treaty's terms.
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Hopes to restart climate pledges flounder in Durban
08/12/2011 - ENVIRONMENT

Hopes to restart climate pledges flounder in Durban

It had been touted as the "last chance" to save the environment. But hopes to reach a new deal on climate change at the Durban conference looked dead in the water from day one. Now, with the Kyoto protocol reaching its end, and participating nations unsure to renew their commitments, the only thing that looks set to change is the climate itself.
UN chief calls for 'real progress' at climate talks
06/12/2011 - ENVIRONMENT

UN chief calls for 'real progress' at climate talks

UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged environment ministers gathered for 12 days of talks on climate change in Durban to make progress, warning that "the future of our planet is at stake". Talks have deadlocked over the future of the Kyoto Protocol.
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DR Congo elections: 18,500 candidates, 32 million voters, 3 chaotic days
02/12/2011 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

DR Congo elections: 18,500 candidates, 32 million voters, 3 chaotic days

With over 18,000 candidates and 32 million voters, organising elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a huge logistical challenge. We take a look at the three-day elections that have just taken place in sub-Saharan Africa’s largest country. Meanwhile, it’s a race against the clock in Durban - our team reports from the climate change conference hoping to find a successor for the Kyoto protocol. Finally, we take a look at the effect of recent kidnappings on Mali's tourism industry.
Why Durban is unlikely to resolve the climate change stalemate
29/11/2011 - Environment

Why Durban is unlikely to resolve the climate change stalemate

Governments will gather in Durban over the next two weeks for what has been dubbed as a “last chance” summit on climate change. But the urgent need for nations to set a timetable to tackle global warming is not matched by the hopes for success.
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Kyoto: dead or alive?
21/11/2011 - ENVIRONMENT

Kyoto: dead or alive?

In late November, environmentalists and world leaders will gather at the annual UN Climate Conference, being held this year in Durban, South Africa. 2012 will mark the end of the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 agreement signed to reduce carbon emissions in developing countries. But has Kyoto left its mark on the world - and are its signatories likely to keep it going with a fresh agreement?
Talks wrap up with modest deal on tackling climate change
12/12/2010 - CANCUN SUMMIT

Talks wrap up with modest deal on tackling climate change

Delegates at the UN climate change talks in Cancun, Mexico, have agreed on modest measures to tackle climate change, including a fund that will raise $100 billion by 2020 to help developing nations cut fuel emissions and deal with global warming.
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Last minute talks seek to break deadlock over fossil-fuel emissions
11/12/2010 - CANCUN SUMMIT

Last minute talks seek to break deadlock over fossil-fuel emissions

Delegates are seeking a deal on cutting the use of fossil fuels as climate-change talks wrap up in Cancun on Friday. Developing nations insist that rich countries further slash emissions before they introduce curbs that could slow economic growth.
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Global Warming : CIA takes aim at climate change
10/12/2009 - Intelligence Economique

Global Warming : CIA takes aim at climate change

On the 25th of September, the CIA created a centre on climate change and national security. But if the global warning has become a security issue for the US Intelligence Agency, it is not for ecological motives...
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